Forced to look at different ways to earn a livelihood, Akram Uddin Rial began farming fish in a pond his father excavated in a paddy field. Farming carp became profitable and Akram attended a fishery training course to improve his skills. Since then, the business has gone from strength to strength, and his business now produces fish feed too.

Free Delivery Offer on Gifts for Life - To qualify, choose your Gift for Life and add it to basket. Before you check out, enter the promotion code G8GFL in the 'Media or Promotion Code' box then click 'Update Basket'. Carry on through the checkout and at the 'Delivery' stage you will see that free delivery has been added to your basket.

What You Get
You'll receive a card containing details about the fair trade gift you've chosen which you can pass on to your friend or relative. They'll be overjoyed to hear of the unique gift you've chosen for them that will help to change the lives of some of the world's poorest people through better trade.

Gifts for Life are unique presents that will bring joy to a friend or relative - and make a lasting difference to the lives of producers in developing countries struggling to make a living.

None of the gifts in this catalogue are a quick-fix for poverty. Traidcraft's charity, Traidcraft Exchange believes in lifelong solutions brought about through better trade. Every gift in this catalogue will help a small-scale producer to make the most of their wonderful skills by enabling them to sell their produce to local and overseas consumers for a fair price.